Combination undergarment for women&#39;s wear



M. c. BEE COMBINATION UNDERGARMENT FOR WOMENS WEAR Dec. 22 1925.

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PATENT OFFICE.

MAPEARL CURTIS BEE, OF YORK, N. Y.

COMBINATION UNDERGARMENT EOR WOMENS WEAR.

Application filed. May 12, 1924. Serial No. 712,500.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MAPEARL CURTIS BEE,

a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented an Improvement in Combination Undergarments for VVomens Wear, of which the following is a specification. This invention relates to undergarments and particularly to union or combination undergarments for womens wear.

A single embodiment of'the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a front elevation, and

Figure 2 is a vertical section taken on the line 22 of Figure l.

Various efforts have been made to combine undergarments satisfactorily, but these combinations have invariably resulted in garments of unusual and undesirable shape and appearance, wherein proper fit, hang and lines have necessarily been sacrified to the mechanical requirements of construction. i

In accordance with the present invention, however, the combination of such usual garments as the brassiere and the chemise, or similar article of underwear, is effected not only without sacrifice of proper hang and fit, but in such a manner that economy in manufacture, simplicity and convenience in use, and convention in shape, are at the same time obtained- As shown in the drawings, the garment illustrated is a chemise 3 of the so-called envelope type, combined with a brassiere 4.

To form the 'brassiere, the fabric of the chemise is shown extended and folded in at the top, thus producing a combination portion, provided with elastic inserts 5, is

adapted to fit snugly about the wearer and to afford the required support while the chemise portion hangs freely from its top edge, as is desirable to promote comfort and the proper fit of outside or other clothing.

Single shoulder straps or ribbons 6, or

other usual supporting means, are suflicient to support bothportions or units of the combination' garment, which, while effectively constituting an economical combination of two or more garments, preserves the proper fit, comfort and appearance of each. A

suitable tab or tape to be fastened to'a corset may be secured to the lower edge of the brassiere and shown.

Claim: I Y 1 A union garment comprising a chemise and a brassiere,the fabric of the chemise being extended at the top and folded. inwardly and downwardly to form the brassiere, the brassiere having at its lower edge an elastic insert adapted to fit snugly about the wearer to afford support, together with shoulder'straps secured to: the brassiere and chemise at the fold 'of the material. i

In testimony whereof, I have signed m name to this specification this 5th.day of May, 1924.

MAPEARL CURTIS BEE.

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